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Ivan Bilibin

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Also known as Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin, Ivan Jakovlevitch Bilibine, Ivan Jakowlevitch Bilibin, Ivan Jakovlevic Bilibin, Ivan Jakovlevič Bilibin, Iwan Bilibin, Iwan Jakowlewitsch Bilibin

illustrator (1876-1942)

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Ivan Bilibin was a male person from Russia. He was born on August 4, 1876, and died on February 7, 1942.

The subject is associated with a Commons category and creator page under his name. He has five works listed in Crossref and four works in Open Library. Additionally, he is referenced by 125 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 13 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
4

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Russia
Active from
1876-08-04
Active to
1942-02-07

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Key facts

Born
Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin , 16 August [ O.S. 4 August ] 1876, Tarkhovka , St. Petersburg , Russian Empire
Died
February 7, 1942 (1942-02-07) (aged 65), Leningrad , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Education
Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (1895-1898), Princess Maria Tenisheva's School (1889-1900)
Alma mater
Saint Petersburg Imperial University
Movement
Mir iskusstva
Spouses
Maria Chambers ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1902 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 1911 ) ​ Aleksandra Shchekatikhina-Pototskaya ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1923 ) ​
Partner s
Renée O'Connell (1912–1917) , Ludmilla Chirikova-Shnitnikova (1918-1922)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ivan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Tarkhovka
Place of death
Saint Petersburg
Occupation
graphic artist
Languages spoken
Russian
Image
1901. Portrait of Ivan Bilibin by B. Kustodiev.jpg
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Commons category
Ivan Bilibin
date of birth
1876-08-16
date of death
1942-02-08
Commons Creator page
Ivan Bilibin
Commons gallery
Ivan Bilibin
influenced by
Anton Ažbe
cause of death
hunger
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Encyclopedic overview

Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin (Russian: Иван Яковлевич Билибин, IPA: [ɪˈvan ˈjakəvlʲɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈlʲibʲɪn]; 16 August [O.S. 4 August] 1876 – 7 February 1942) was a Russian illustrator and stage designer who took part in the Mir iskusstva ("World of Art"), contributed to the Ballets Russes, co-founded the Union of Russian Artists, and from 1937 was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. Ivan Bilibin gained popularity with his illustrations of Russian folk tales and Slavic folklore. Throughout his career he was inspired by the art and culture of medieval Russia.

Biography

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